(chá) — tea (the drink); tea plant

Definition

茶 (chá) names the drink itself and the plant it comes from. The HSK4 word 茶叶 is just the dried leaves — when you brew and serve 茶, those leaves go in the cup.

noun
tea (the drink)tea plant
Measure word · 杯, 壶

Examples

  • Nǐ xiǎng hē chá ma?
    Would you like some tea?
  • Wǒ hē yì bēi rè chá.
    I drink a cup of hot tea.
  • Zhè hú chá hěn hǎo.
    This pot of tea is very good.

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